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Musée Archéologique d’Istanbul no. 5761/5764

Burial Marker of ˀElnaf

= Daskyleion 1; Gibson 2:37

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Collection
Istanbul Archaeology Museums | Istanbul (Public)
Keywords
  • Anatolia
  • Blessing
  • Boundary Marker
  • Inscription | Grave
  • Inscription | Monumental
  • Inscription | NPŠ
  • Inscription | Personal
  • Stele
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Unclear
Acquired
Unknown [1964]
Dimensions
0.525m x 2.88m x 0.58m
Material
Stone | Marble | Marmor
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-11-08
Date (Composition)
Gregorian -550 to -332 [Persian]
General Notes
According to Nollé, "im Oktober 1964 bei dem Dorf Aksakal/Distrikt Bandirma als Spolie an einem byzantinishcen Grab gefunden" (p.11). Neither the report of Dupont-Sommer via Dolunay (p. 7) nor Mellink (p. 148) make it clear who discovered the stele nor its context. Mellink notes that in response to the discoveries "A further investigation of the necropolis is being planned."

Cross, Frank Moore. “An Aramaic Inscription from Daskyleion.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 184 (1966): 7–10.
Donner, Herbert, and Wolfgang Röllig, eds. Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften. 5., erw. Und überarbeitete Aufl. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1971.
References: no. 318.
Dupont-Sommer, André. “Une inscription araméenne inédite d’époque perse trouvée à Daskyléion (Turquie).” Comptes rendus des séances de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 110, no. 1 (1966): 44–58. https://doi.org/10.3406/crai.1966.11934.
Gibson, John C. L. Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions. Volume II: Aramaic Inscriptions: Including Inscriptions in the Dialect of Zenjirli. Reprint. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998.
References: no. 37.
Lipiński, Edward. Studies in Aramaic Inscriptions and Onomastics. 2 vols. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 1, 57. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 1975.
References: p. 1:150–153.
Obrador-Cursach, Bartomeu. “The Closing Formula of the Old Phrygian Epitaph B-07 in the Light of the Aramaic KAI 318: A Case of Textual Convergence in Daskyleion.” Anatolian Studies 71 (2021): 47–58. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0066154621000041.

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

This is the stele ˀElnaf son of ˀAšay.
He made (it) for his soul-monument/NPŠ. I adjure you (m.s.) (by)
Bel and Nabû; he who (4) passees (3) this path,
may none harm.
Moore, James D.. 'Musée Archéologique d’Istanbul no. 5761/5764 .' DEAPS. 18 Sep, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12214. Accessed: 14 Nov, 2026.